/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package Traceability;

import java.util.Date;

import org.eclipse.emf.cdo.CDOObject;
import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Trace Link</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link Traceability.TraceLink#getCreatedOn <em>Created On</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link Traceability.TraceLink#getSourceElements <em>Source Elements</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link Traceability.TraceLink#getMode <em>Mode</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link Traceability.TraceLink#getComment <em>Comment</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link Traceability.TraceLink#getTechnicalBinding <em>Technical Binding</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link Traceability.TraceLink#getAspect <em>Aspect</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see Traceability.TraceabilityPackage#getTraceLink()
 * @model abstract="true"
 * @extends CDOObject
 * @generated
 */
public interface TraceLink extends CDOObject {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Created On</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The default value is <code>""</code>.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Created On</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Created On</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setCreatedOn(Date)
	 * @see Traceability.TraceabilityPackage#getTraceLink_CreatedOn()
	 * @model default="" dataType="Traceability.Date" required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Date getCreatedOn();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link Traceability.TraceLink#getCreatedOn <em>Created On</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Created On</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getCreatedOn()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setCreatedOn(Date value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Source Elements</b></em>' reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Source Elements</em>' reference list isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Source Elements</em>' reference list.
	 * @see Traceability.TraceabilityPackage#getTraceLink_SourceElements()
	 * @model type="Traceability.ElementModel" required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<EObject> getSourceElements();

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Mode</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The literals are from the enumeration {@link Traceability.LinkMode}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Mode</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Mode</em>' attribute.
	 * @see Traceability.LinkMode
	 * @see #setMode(LinkMode)
	 * @see Traceability.TraceabilityPackage#getTraceLink_Mode()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	LinkMode getMode();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link Traceability.TraceLink#getMode <em>Mode</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Mode</em>' attribute.
	 * @see Traceability.LinkMode
	 * @see #getMode()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setMode(LinkMode value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Comment</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Comment</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Comment</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setComment(String)
	 * @see Traceability.TraceabilityPackage#getTraceLink_Comment()
	 * @model dataType="Traceability.String"
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getComment();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link Traceability.TraceLink#getComment <em>Comment</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Comment</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getComment()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setComment(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Technical Binding</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The literals are from the enumeration {@link Traceability.TechnicalBinding}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Technical Binding</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Technical Binding</em>' attribute.
	 * @see Traceability.TechnicalBinding
	 * @see #setTechnicalBinding(TechnicalBinding)
	 * @see Traceability.TraceabilityPackage#getTraceLink_TechnicalBinding()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	TechnicalBinding getTechnicalBinding();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link Traceability.TraceLink#getTechnicalBinding <em>Technical Binding</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Technical Binding</em>' attribute.
	 * @see Traceability.TechnicalBinding
	 * @see #getTechnicalBinding()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setTechnicalBinding(TechnicalBinding value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Aspect</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The literals are from the enumeration {@link Traceability.Aspect}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Aspect</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Aspect</em>' attribute.
	 * @see Traceability.Aspect
	 * @see #setAspect(Aspect)
	 * @see Traceability.TraceabilityPackage#getTraceLink_Aspect()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Aspect getAspect();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link Traceability.TraceLink#getAspect <em>Aspect</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Aspect</em>' attribute.
	 * @see Traceability.Aspect
	 * @see #getAspect()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setAspect(Aspect value);

} // TraceLink
